LUNDGREN STAYS CONSISTENT TO HOLD
SECOND-ROUND LEAD IN IOWAKurokawa stays in control in the Girls Division

LONG GROVE, Iowa-Darren Lundgren of Ballwin,
Mo., battled through windy conditions to card a 1-under-par
71 to remain atop the leaderboard after the second round
of the AJGA John Deere Classic Junior Championship.
Elena Kurokawa of Redondo Beach, Calif., shot a 1-over-par
73 to remain in the lead in the Girls Division.

The 54-hole event, conducted by the American Junior
Golf Association, is being held at the par-72 Glynn's
Creek Golf Course. The field features 99 of the top
junior golfers in the nation, representing 18 states.

Lundgren steadily made par until he two-putted for
birdie on the 499-yard, par-5 ninth hole. The 18-year-old
used a 9-iron downwind from 160 yards away in the left
rough to reach the green in two. Lundgren used a lob
wedge to land within two feet of the flagstick on the
17th hole to secure his other birdie on the day.

"The wind was tough today, especially on the front
nine because of the crosswinds," Lundgren said.
"I'm happy with my round because the conditions
required us to try to make par. Hopefully I'll play
more of the same tomorrow and maybe a couple more putts
will fall."

The Ohio State signee holds a one-stroke lead over
Trent Leon of Dallas, Texas, who fired the low round
of the day with a 3-under-par 69, and Mike Calkin of
St. Charles, Ill., at 140. Leon followed a birdie on
No. 12 with two more birdies on Nos. 15 and 17 for a
backside 34.

"I'm used to these conditions in Texas,"
said Leon, who finished sixth earlier this year at the
Justin Leonard/Deloitte & Touche Junior Team Championship
with teammate Drew Pigg of Plano, Texas. "I need
to practice my lag putts and keep it in the fairway
to do well tomorrow."

Calkin equaled his first-round total with another 2-under-par
70. After sinking a 30-foot birdie putt on the 12th
hole, Calkin made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 14 and
15 to break par for his round.

"I'm going to play aggressively tomorrow and try
to win," said Calkin.

Brandon Boomsma of Munster, Ind., is in fourth place
at 72-69--141. Josh Esler of Wauconda, Ill., and Scott
Seibert of Chesterfield, Mo., are four strokes back
at 143.

In the Girls Division, Elena Kurokawa maintained her
lead after posting a 1-over-par 73 for a 142 two-day
total. After a bogey on the first hole, the 17-year-old
recovered nicely with a par on No. 2 and a birdie on
No. 3. Kurokawa added another birdie on the 348-yard,
par-4 14th hole with a chip-in from 20-feet.

"I made some key putts today and my driver was
working well," said Kurokawa, who missed one fairway.
"I'm just going to try to stay consistent and hit
more greens for the final round."

Alice Kim of Los Angeles, Calif., is four strokes back
at 70-76--146. Jessica Castle of Plantation, Fla., is
in third place at 150.

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